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Last PSA Number Before Cancer Diagnosis?
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5.1 on my annual health check two years ago, now Aug - 27 - 2025 - 15.5 and climbing Air Force Veteran, Biopsy 14 cores negative. They now want to do a saturation Biopsy 94 cores! I said heck there will be nothing left of my prostrate!
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Cole Sir , this seems really odd . Never heard of 90+ cores for a biopsy . Was there a reason given ? James on Vancouver Island !
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This really is outside the norms by a huge amount. I’ve never heard of anybody getting more than about 20 cores. Can they do an MRI to see if there’s something in a specific spot so they can biopsy that area? 94 course is just absurd, Are they just too cheap to do the MRI?
Your PSA has climbed a lot, Have you ever been diagnosed with a large prostate or with BPH? Both of those things can cause the PSA to rise to the levels you’re saying. I know people that have had a prostate over 100 cc and after antibiotics their prostate shrank and their PSA went down, Just one to eliminate that possibility.
Since you are a veteran, there is a place you can go to get some help. Ancan.Org Holds a veteran meeting twice a month for cancer patients. Go to that website and sign up and attend one of those meetings. Captain Jim can help you get better treatment from the VA or through outside doctors.